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This is the traditional Chinese temple, Guoqing Temple, right?

Temple if successful The country is clear. I only recently learned that there is a ranking of Chinese temples, called the 'Four Great Temples'. They are Tiantai Guoqing Temple, Jinan Lingyan Temple, Zhenjiang Qixia Temple, and Jiangling Yuquan Temple. ➡️And this time I went to the Guoqing Temple on Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang Province. Guoqing Temple, originally named Tiantai Temple, was built by Master Zhe. After the Sui Dynasty destroyed the Chen Dynasty, Chen Guang renamed it Guoqing Temple. This is the birthplace of one of the three major sects of Chinese Buddhism, the Tiantai Sect, and also the ancestral home of the Tiantai Sect of Korean and Japanese Buddhism. I heard about Guoqing Temple many years ago from a friend. When my friend mentioned it, it was always peaceful and beautiful. Just so happened a friend came to Ningbo, so we went to Guoqing Temple together. In fact, in the past two years, there have been some temples that have left a deep impression on me, such as the Matisi Temple in the Hexi Corridor, the unworldly Zhebang Temple, the ancestral home of Buddhism, the White Horse Temple, etc. But honestly, if we're talking about the most traditional Chinese temple, it has to be Guoqing Temple. 🌈Having traveled all over the country, I rarely use the word 'amazing' anymore. But Guoqing Temple really is one of them. This is an ancient temple with no commercial atmosphere, preserving the most tranquil desirelessness of Buddhism. Hidden among green mountains and rivers, it is lofty but not arrogant, exuding the quiet simplicity that a temple should have, discarding the frivolity of many temples today, without any commercialization, no admission fee, and even the tea you drink in the temple's tea house is free. When we first entered the temple, we even saw wheat being dried in the courtyard of a layman's house. How to describe this scene? It might be a discordant picture, but here, it feels natural. The golden rice, the yellow courtyard wall, and the mottled tree shadows reminded me of a phrase, 'turn left for Buddhism, turn right for the secular world'. This is an ancient temple with a history of more than 1400 years. Ji Gong first became a monk here. The Maitreya Hall, Rain Flower Hall, Great Buddha Hall, and Guanyin Hall are built along the mountain, layer upon layer, giving an overall impression of low-key restraint but also deep ancient charm. I'll share with you a few places in Guoqing Temple that left a deep impression on me. 1⃣Seven Buddha Pagoda: Commonly known as the Seven Pagodas, it was built in memory of the past seven Buddhas. 2⃣Great Buddha Hall Twin Lions: Selected from the Forbidden City treasury and transported to Guoqing Temple. 3⃣Single Brush Goose Character Stele: The authentic work of calligraphy master Wang Yizhi, but he only wrote the right half, the left half was supplemented by Tiantai Mountain man Cao Lun 4⃣Eternal Life Bronze Furnace: Built by Emperor Qianlong to celebrate his mother's birthday, it has eight auspicious symbols on it. 5⃣Sui Mei: One of the three oldest plum trees in China, personally planted by the fifth patriarch of the Tiantai Sect when the temple was first built, the dead wood meets spring again. 6⃣Sui Pagoda: Six-sided, nine-level hollow brick wall, built by Emperor Sui Yang to repay Master Zhe for giving him the Bodhisattva precepts. 7⃣Yiwei Tea House: Free tea for self-service, with Pu'er and Chenpi to choose from. ⚠️Tips 💰Admission: Free ⏰Opening hours: 07:00-16:00 🏠Accommodation: Not available during the Asian Games and National Day period, need to check after the 15th
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Posted: Feb 8, 2024
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